Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment“Knowthyself”Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishment“Knowthyself”Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Valuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)ProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Student ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goal

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  2. B-“Know thyself”
  3. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  4. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  5. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  6. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  7. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  8. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  9. I-Valued reason over the senses
  10. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  11. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  12. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  13. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  14. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  15. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  16. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  17. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  18. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  19. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  20. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  21. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  22. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  23. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  24. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  25. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal